Daejeon City to Hire 479 Local Government Officials This Year... Application Submission Starts Next Month

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City will hire 479 local government officials this year.

The city announced the ‘2021 1st and 2nd Local Government Officials Open (Career) Competitive Recruitment Examination Plan’ on its website (under the exam information section) on the 19th.

The new recruitment fields and numbers are ▲Administrative positions 290 ▲Technical positions 184 ▲Research positions 5, and by rank ▲Grade 7: 21 ▲Grade 8: 29 ▲Grade 9: 424 ▲Researcher: 5. The city plans to select 449 new officials through open competition and 30 through career competition.

In particular, this year the city will separately recruit 20 disabled persons (4.1% of total), 13 low-income individuals (3.2% of Grade 9 open recruitment), and 8 high school graduates (27% of career competition new hires) to expand public service opportunities for socially disadvantaged groups. These figures exceed the legally mandated employment quotas for disabled persons (3.4%), low-income individuals (2%), and high school graduates (27% as recommended by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety).

The 1st recruitment exam will proceed with application submission from March 29 to April 2, a written exam on June 5, and interviews between July and August. The final successful candidates will be announced on August 27.

The number of hires by job series for the 1st exam are ▲Administration 201 (General 175, Disabled 17, Low-income 9) ▲Taxation 10 ▲Computer Science 8 ▲Social Welfare 52 (General 45, Disabled 3, Low-income 4) ▲Librarian 4 ▲General Mechanical 13 ▲General Electrical 7 ▲General Chemical Engineering 3 ▲General Agriculture 3 ▲Livestock 1 ▲Forest Resources 3 ▲Health 21 ▲Food Hygiene 1 ▲General Environment 13 ▲General Civil Engineering 26 ▲Architecture 27 ▲Cadastral 5 ▲Disaster Safety 2 ▲Communication Technology 5 ▲Driving 5 ▲Ship Navigation 1 ▲Medical Technology (Dental Hygienist) 1 ▲Medical Technology (Clinical Pathologist) 2 ▲Medical Technology (Physical Therapist) 1.

Also, Grade 8 ▲Nursing 29 and Grade 7 ▲Veterinary 4 will be selected through the 1st exam.

The 2nd recruitment exam will have application submission from July 5 to 9, followed by a written exam on October 16 and interviews in November, with final results announced on December 7.

The Grade 7 hires for the 2nd exam are ▲Administration 15 ▲Pharmacy 2, and research positions are ▲Veterinary Researcher 1 ▲Environmental Researcher 2 ▲Public Health Researcher 2, and Grade 9 is ▲Mechanical Driving 1.

The 9th grade career competition recruitment for specialized and Meister high school graduates (or expected graduates) includes ▲General Electrical 1 ▲General Mechanical 1 ▲General Civil Engineering 3 ▲Architecture 3, totaling 8 positions.

All exam applications must be submitted only through the Local Government Internet Application Center. However, disabled and pregnant applicants can request accommodations depending on the type of disability. For more detailed information regarding the exam, inquiries can be made to the city’s Human Resources Innovation Division recruitment team.

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